wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    1. Again your limited experience does not make you an expert on anesthesia. 2. I'm a retired USAF CRNA with over 15 years of anesthesia experience. I have taught clinical rotations for four...
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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes. SRNAs/RRNAs come in as fully trained critical care nurses. We know how to do all the basics even if we aren't proficient in some basic anesthesia skills. By basic anesthesia skills I'm referring...
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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I never trained MDA residents, but I've trained numerous medical students. I can say I've never found one MDA that knew the basics of anesthesia skills at the start of their training. Doing a few...
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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The big difference and the ongoing political campaign over hours is CRNAs/SRNAs only count case times while MDA residents count all time in the building. It has created a huge discrepancy on actual...
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    Interesting Cocktails

    wtbcrna replied to AlwaysSunny's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There are FB groups for CRNAs that you can get more input from. These comments on here are extremely mild compared to some you will get on there though. You likely work in a medically directed or...
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    Interesting Cocktails

    wtbcrna replied to AlwaysSunny's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The ASA has run a campaign for decades stating that CRNAs and AAs are equivalent while promoting AAs to call themselves
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    Army Reserves CRNA

    wtbcrna replied to GHOT-Anes's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Have you looked into USPHS? It's a uniformed service (same pay/benefits), but it is not a military service branch. The majority of CRNA jobs are in Indian Health
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    Why not paralyze??

    wtbcrna replied to Ketofol's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Why not paralyze? The two most common causes of allergic reactions for anesthesia drugs are Sugamadex (the #1) and Rocuronium (#2). A spontaneously ventilating patient that isn’t getting positive...
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    PAs were invented to give returning military medics a place in the civilian sector. It has morphed into its own entity. AAs were invented as a control mechanism against CRNAs. PAs and NPs have...
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    Using the Power of Statistics to Help Patients Detect Misinformation in the Media

    wtbcrna replied to PKN's topic in General Nursing

    It isn’t just nurses as we have physicians that are anti-vax. I think more education reduces the overall rate that people will believe in misinformation, but it doesn’t eliminate
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    Advice for someone about to join the Air Force

    wtbcrna replied to Matt C's topic in Government, Military

    I retired from AD USAF in January this year. 1. Nellis is trying to expand into a Level 1 trauma center. It’s going to be growing for a while and have plenty of opportunities. On the bad side...
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    Using the Power of Statistics to Help Patients Detect Misinformation in the Media

    wtbcrna replied to PKN's topic in General Nursing

    I think using research to fight misinformation is great, but many of the problems with misinformation come from cognitive biases/dissonance that no amount of information is likely to
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    AAs average salaries are lower and are used to bring down CRNA salaries in order for MDAs to make more. I’m pretty sure that is actually one of ASA pitches to politicians about how AAs help...
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We have had this thread before. There are PAs that practice anesthesia. They are even fewer than AAs and have even less states that allow it, but they do exist....
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You really have an expectation for CRNAs to be welcoming and see AAs in a positive light when AAs sole purpose is to bring down salaries of CRNAs and keep a form of anesthesia practice alive that has...
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    AAs were invented as a market control mechanism by MDAs. AAs can never work independently and always have to work in an ACT. That very fact means that there will never be a study comparing the safety...
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You have never worked solo or independently. That’s the point. You cannot do either of those. You don’t know what’s it’s like and you aren’t trained to do either. Assuming you are...
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Solo doing exploratory laparotomy on a ASA 4E over 160 miles from the nearest next largest medical center with minimal blood supplies, no overnight lab or radiology. That was after responding to...
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    CRNA vs AA?

    wtbcrna replied to Alexxoxox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    When AAs can work independently/solo then AAs can claim they can do the same thing as CRNAs. I didn’t see any AAs with me in the Middle East or Afghanistan when I was deployed. CRNAs...
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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It's funny how the ASA had no issues blurring the lines or confusing patients by promoting AAs being called anesthetists, and telling everyone that AAs and CRNAs are the same. Now suddenly a 70+...
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    Nurse Anesthesiologist Name Change

    wtbcrna replied to matthewandrew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The term nurse anesthesiologist has been around and in use since at least the 1950s. What is deceptive is the ASA’s encouragement of AAs calling themselves anesthetists and promoting that there is...
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    Flu Shot = Sick

    wtbcrna replied to Taina33's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That’s inaccurate. The flu vaccine is 40-60% average effectiveness. https://www.CDC.gov/flu/vaccines-work/vaccineeffect.htm The flu vaccine has shown to reduce hospitalizations in the...